Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 6th July 2021
Lot 195
A WILLIAM AND MARY OYSTER VENEERED AND MARQUETRY ESCRITOIRE
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £15500
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Description
A WILLIAM AND MARY OYSTER VENEERED AND MARQUETRY ESCRITOIRE
C.1690
inlaid with various fruitwoods and green stained bone, with panels of tulips, birds, leaves, flowers and with a central urn, the moulded cornice above a cushion drawer, the hinged fall with a later plush lined writing surface, revealing pigeonholes with secret compartments behind, above an arrangement of ten drawers, one for pen and ink, around a central cupboard, with three further drawers, the base fitted with two short and two long drawers, on later bun feet
155.2cm high, 108.5cm wide, 46.9cm deep
Provenance
Sold on behalf of the Executors of Julian Bream CBE dec'd'.
The proceeds of this lot will go to The Julian Bream Charitable Trust.